Dimmer for wind-shields



C. MACHACEK, JR.

DHVIMER FOR WIND SHIELDS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28.1919.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

I 1 z 1 I 1 1 1 1 N 3 n J C a a w a UNIT D. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. CHARLES MACHACEK, .13., or TABOR,

son'rH DAKOTA.

DIMMER FOR WIND-SHIELDS.

shield to the eyes of the driver of the -,au-

tomobile.

The leading object of the inventionls the production of a dimmer capable of instant operation for bringing the dimmer intoposp tion with reference to the Wind shield to ob-V scure'the rays of light and which maybe as readily moved to inoperative position when not required,

pable of application to wind shields gen:- eral use or at the time of manufacture and which can be produced. at such a price as'lto render its use entirely desirable and practical,

1 claimed herein. w 111 the accompanyin draw.ings,.I have illustrated a structure ilelvised according to the best. mode. I have'so tar conceived for \Yiththis object in -view,-.the invention n its broadest sense may said to consist in the combination of awmd shield and; a

shiftable dimmer element adapted to 'be the upper vand. lower edges of= the colored 9. "The colored glass 9 is flatly in conmoved into and out of service position, and further the invention resides in certain .details of construction and combination of parts substantially as shown, described and carrying my invention intoeflect, and to which drawing reference is made 'for a more complete understanding of 'my invention.

"Figure 1 is a front elevation of 'a .wind

' shield equipped with my dimmer, parts of the wind shield frame being broken away, I and the dimmer being shown in full lines in dotted lines and taken on the in positioni or operation and as out of operative position,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view .line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

My improvement. is shown in connection with the stationary member 1 and the hinged member 2 of a wind Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28, 1919.

such dimmer being -caI-- and forth across shield and is applied Patented Mar. 2-, 1920.

Serial No. 318,702.

preferably to the hinged meniber by reason of the fact that such member comes within the line of vision of the operator of the automobile.

In carrying my invention into efiect, I secure to the upper edge of the wind shield, by means of suitable fastenings 3, a cleat 4; and to the lower portion of the windshield, by meansof fastenings 5, a cleat 6, thus forming a, means which embraces the seoti onfl of the wind shield and provides guides 7 and 8 r for the sliding dimmer member 9,'as most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

'- The dimmer is made of glass'or other suitable material which may beof any color to and such dimmer suit the deslres of the user, is provided witha handle 10 to permit the driver to readily slide the dimmer into op.- erative position, asshown in Fig. 1 in full lines, in dotted lines, the frame 11 of thewi'nd shield se'ryingas a stop to limit the movement of" the dimmer.

or tojinoperative position,asshown Asillust'rated'in Fig. 2, the cleats t and 6 side ofthe glass: for bracing the same. Between the 1 rear sides of the cleats 4 and 6 and the adjacent side of the glass 2-are upare extended onv opposite sides of the" glass 2 and are in firm engagement with the front er and lower spacing elements" 12 and 13.

which'form' guid'eways for the reception of is required in the .constvuc shield and that the dimmer col'isistsljofa fiat=element \vhichslidesjbark be made of-any material desired and-Many v p the windshield tb -accomplislrthe'piirpose of this inventiommml.jt will also besunderstood that the. dinnner may size to suit therequirements forwhich it is intended.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim 1s: I

The combination with a wind shield hav ing a frame and a glass arranged within the frame, of cleats secured to the upper and lower sides of the wind shield and extending on opposite sides of said glass, spacing elements arranged between the inner sides of said cleats and the upper and lower edge portions of the glass thereby forming upper and lower guideways, and a rigid sheet of translucent material arranged flatly in contact with the rear. side of said glass and having' its upper and lower edge portions slidab y arranged in said upper and lower guideways, said sheet of translucent material being of a lesser width than said glass and being provided with an operating handle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES MACHAOEK, JR. IL. 5] 

